Stephen A. FURIOUSLY sums up Knicks' biggest issue: 'THEY CAN'T GET A STAR' 😭 | NBA Countdown 

Facts. He is not a knicks fan in my book. Please shut him tf up

Yes we do

We definitely do

That’s like saying a casual RU-vid commenter would run the Knicks into the ground. WELL NO DUHHH lmao. He’s a fan like the rest of us and like most fans he’s irrational when it comes to his team.

Knicks fans bigger fish to fry than Stephen A. Not to mention he's mostly been right about the organization regardless if you like his rants or not

you're 100% correct. There are very few stars that would even fit the team, and giving up the war chest for a half measure/bad fit like Donovan Mitchell would be a disaster idea. They can get close enough to winning around Brunson if the team can be deeper and better at defense than other contenders.

They should move Randle to another team of his liking and try to get pieces around Brunson smart move by the knicks to get OG that a step up now I think they should move Randle and Robinson to get a Karl Anthony towns and Zach lavine

@@LysergiCoyotl Mitchell will be a way much better fit with Brunson than Randle they need to get a Karl Anthony towns or Zach Lavine or look in free agency market

Did y'all know that after this season, KAT is getting paid $52m, $56m, $60m, then $64m? Randle, on the other hand, is only paid $30m next season, then $32m player option the following season. Wouldn't you rather have Randle + $22m cap space next season?

No clue how you dont put ad on there and also saying the lakers arent playoff contending teams when they where just in the wcf and every year they look bad in the regular season. Thats the problem thinking you need a bunch of big names to win when you can just see how chemistry and coaching is a huge factor just look at the heat jimmy butler wasent the best player for miami when they faced the knicks he got injured it was the undrafted players that where shooting lights out and help take them to the finals its the nba its not just about talent every team has talent they need to be able to fit and work together to win just look at the nuggets last year yeah jokic was the best player but murray and gordan is what got them over the hump to win

But he is right tho ultimately. They’ll never be a real contender until they can get that 1 guy. Brunson & Randle are good but their ceilings aren’t as high as other players

He is just ranting for street cred. The real fans are ok with adding one piece at a time.

Any fan base

@@siyanhall3142 Tbf I do think the Knicks are ready to take a swing but like Bob said there isn't anybody available currently. Got to wait for the right guy.

SAS's "angry Knicks fan" act is good for clicks and entertainment but thats it.

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@@MrRapmaster19 Exactly! SAS Ungrateful AF!

How Stephen A is a fake phony Knicks fan.

@@scruffd0g193 he doesn’t actually watch the team, know the players, nor realize that the Knicks biggest issue is not remotely needing a 3rd star to team up with Brunson and Randle, it was the lack of a true wing player (which they solved with the OG Anunoby trade) and now bench scoring, which they can easily solve with a simple trade. All he’s been doing is blabbering on about Donovan Mitchell for 2 years now, even though not only is an awful fit next to Brunson size and defense-wise, but has been absolutely owned by the Brunson twice in a row in the playoffs, yet he has the audacity to say Brunson’s not a star. He thinks of teams as names, not fit, kinda similar to how the Knicks’ front offices of old acted.

@@MrRapmaster19 This is very true. He demonstrates such an infantile approach to the game when it comes to the Knicks.

The average Knicks fan is usually emotional and irrational

He'd do great in Isiah Thomas' front office, where names mattered more than fit (see the Stephon Marbury/Steve Francis backcourt). A Brunson/Spida backcourt only hurts the Knicks. They don't need a third iso-scorer, they need scoring production off the bench. Brunson and Randle bring it every night, and yet they get ZERO respect.

Keeping and resigning your Rookies is a good start. Chris Childs in 1998 and RJ Barrett in 2022 were your last 2

The probleme with the knicks is that when they were in the lottery they couldnt get good players, unlike boston who drafted Brown and tatum.

@@yassinesafi3362 well Boston, first off, only was able to do that due to the Nets’ incompetence trading them their top 3 picks. Both Tatum and Brown were picked top 3, anyone could’ve done that, most of the other picks they’ve made have ranged from ok (Smart) to horrendous (Fab Melo). The Knicks had only 2 picks in the top 5 in the same span, one was RJ (meh) and the other was Porzingis (a star player). Outside of those two years, the Knicks never were actually committed to being bad enough to get a top 5 pick.

The Cavs have publicly stated that they are not interested in trading Mitchell. He needs to let it go.

he's obsessed obsessed with super teams he wants the Knicks to be like the clippers and ruin their future

Literally! Mitchell must be paying Stephen A because that dude is not all that bruh. Watch him with the Cavs he really not that guy.

@@sansastark8952They aren’t interested in trading him RIGHT NOW. But if he doesn’t sign that extension this offseason and the Cavs go home in the 1st or 2nd round again, then they will absolutely look to move Donovan. Toronto used to say the same thing about OG and we see how that turned out.

They also beat him in the playoffs. Also coulda done better against Miami. Thibs made weird decisions all throughout Game 6 and RJ just stopped being aggressive after the first few minutes but coulda won that game

Pronounced IHart's name as Harten-steen on Christmas. And acted like he was a scrub. That was all I needed to know.

@@sansastark8952 agree!

Facts

Not bad if you consider their team is Mitchell, Garland, Mobley, and a bag of chips. I like LeVert, but he’s always injured. I don’t know if he’s a wining player either. Garland is probably closer to a 3rd or 4th scoring option on a championship team.

Donovan Mitchell and a Brunson backcourt is welcomed that's an eastern conference top 3 team Celtics Milwaukee knicks

@@yunggpacinoultimately would be too small like hoe Brunson and quickly couldn’t work in the playoffs and how miitchel was too small last year

It is for NY street cred and ESPN ratings

​@@siyanhall3142 Street cred? What makes you think ESPN cares about street cred? And ratings? Do the Knicks drive ratings anymore? People have long moved past the Knicks. They aren't a ratings draw

I don't know what evidence you have he isn't a Knick fan or was never a Knick fan. Did you follow him around when he was a little kid watching basketball and see he wasn't a Knick fan? How do I know you are a Knick fan?

@@siegmund87 calm down. he is say SAS rants are for ratings. Not sure what is so difficult for you to understand.

SAS is right the Knicks have no top tier stars they aren’t going anywhere..

THey wont. It will only be Brunson

Not 20 years we had Tyson , Melo in 2012

Exactly

Most likely will happen in the offseason but notable names, Embiid, Zion, and Mitchell. Lavine is a flyer

That’s cuz Cleveland is poorly built as a team. They don’t have wing defenders than can shoot, their 2 best bigs are incredibly soft, and Mitchell and Garland only offer so much defensively.

Stephen A apparently expected the Knicks to go from not making the playoffs (the yr before) to the ECF (last yr). Does that make any sense to anyone???

When did he ever say Trade Brunson? To me he is a player you build around.

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@@ApoloWilliams lol 😂 😂 😂

We don't watch for professional opinions. We watch for entertaining opinions, first.

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Thank you for saying this. He's just a loudmouth that knows absolutely nothing about the game of basketball.

plus the knicks beat donovon and he was on a better team lol

Exactly

The knicks with Donovan are a right beside Milwaukee and Boston

they need to wait for Embid or Giannis to become available cus both of those guys wont win a chip in the next 2-3 years with Boston OKC Nuggets etc.

@@yunggpacino Put down the weed, alcohol, or whatever the hell you're on.

The Knicks have to make the playoffs first. 6th seed not guaranteed. Also, Randle not showing up in the playoffs is a function of his skillset. His game is his game. Any team will struggle if they are depending on Julius Randle to get 25 per night in the NBA playoffs. He's a 3/4 option pretending to be a 1.

@@Michael_Page wait.. 6th seed this season?

Tbf the Knicks swung and miss for decades on stars. Even the Carmelo trade ended up being pretty meh for the Knicks.

@@unc54 That is true. Maybe complacency isn't the right word to describe them every year. They definitely tried to get Lebron, KD and Kyrie.

Stephen A wants the Knicks to do what they always do, lose their patience and just chase the biggest name that they can get. They are trying to build the right way now instead of going for home run swings at every pitch.

I think you have to hit a middle ground. Giving up all your future and bench is what we used to do. Steven A wants a superstar, I don’t know if Mitchell is a superstar. There are no real superstars available right now. You’d have to hope for someone to get disgruntled and ask for a trade. However, there have been Superstars available in the past, and we fumbled them. We reportedly didn’t talk to Kawhi after he left the Raptors in free agency. We didn’t talk to Kevin Durant after he left the Warriors out of injury concern. These are just recent occurrences, I’m sure there have been more. I can see where Steven A is coming from. We’re the biggest market in the NBA, but we get excited about making it past the 1st round. There’s nothing saying we can’t be the Lakers or the Celtics. We haven’t had a championship since 1973 and we’re a team in New York City. It’s pathetic, and a testament to how bad of an owner James Dolan has been. Right now we have all these draft picks, and while I like a lot of the smaller free agency moves and recent (sorry Knox and Frank) draft selections, it’s been the team with the best player in the league that has won the championships. Jokic, Curry, Giannis, Kawhi, LeBron, etc. Am I saying we cripple our bench and give up all of our draft picks for a superstar? No. But Steven A wasn’t the only person who thought we might have given up too much for Anunoby. Barrett, Quickley, and a bunch of 1st round draft picks would be the kind of trade package for a superstar down the line. That being said, I like Anunoby, we need an elite wing-defender, I just don’t know if Randle and Brunson are good enough stars to take us to the finals in today’s NBA and I think we gave up a lot in order to get Anunoby.

i don't think DM can move the needle for the Knicks. he wants the ball always...

@@iaskquestionsI can’t see DM and Randle on the court at the same time lol

@@iaskquestions facts both him and Brunson need the basketball and they ain’t exactly the tallest guards out there idk why SAS keeps bringing his name up 😂😂😂

What does hairline have to do with what he is saying? Get your sophomoric insults and go somewhere else.

Ban everyone from MSG, and he won't make money from the Knicks anymore. Those tickets, concessions, and merch all bring in a lot of money you idiot.

Bro thats not even remotely true. Stephen a was at the garden on christmas. Front row on the bucks side i believe. And dolan to be fair has been a quiet owner since he gave the reigns to rose and wes. They may not be contenders, but at least they are not being embarassed by dolan.

Why is Rachel catching strays now? Cmon bruh

Milika can definitely go. But Rachel was actually really good

You listen to that man dribble all that nonsense and your first thought is let's pick on the woman? Gtfo

What is exactly is the direction? Not even being funny, lifelong Knicks fan and I’m just lost on the direction/process? We have been in this step for yeeeeaarrrsss now. Dolan has to go, nobody really wants to come and deal with Dolan; at least not a Superstar.

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good one

If u know OG over the years you kno his love for Indiana and it's serious

@@eddy5097 wym, if he ever got traded, he said his preffered destination would be NY

Mitchell has done nothing anywhere he’s went, Utah but a perfect situation around him with shooters and a top big man , did nothing Cleveland has a decent team and he hasn’t elevated them, just like melo a great scorer but does not have a complete game. Not to mention efficiency

lol

Not true stars force their way out of their current teams and demand to go to a specific team now every year almost. Thats just a narrative. Stars dont want to play for the knicks. Saying its about contracts is an excuse they made.

yes expeditiously

He’s not a star!

@@derrickcox645what are you talking ? Dejounte Murray all-star caliber player 😂🤣😂🤣🤣🤣🤣